The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-12-24

III you knowed the name Of the place
| whore you wanter GO, me an Jinksey could
chip in an buy ticket on the cars"
This was exactly the information which
Daisy could not give. She was positive her
grandfather lived several miles from town,
and this fact caused Billy to think no more
OF attempting to forward her to her dcstina-
tiou. During some moments he walked by
the child's side silently, his forehead
wrinkled as II he was making a severe
mental effort, and thcn his face grew bright
even through the dirt, as he exclaimed,
triumphantly:
II know how we'll fix It'll Jinksey, you
an me will buy her ticket back home. I've
| got nineteen cents"
"But IL cost more than two dollars to
come here" Daisy interrupted. "Grand-
father promised to pay the money when ]
went back"
1.-TWO dollarst" Jinksey fairly screamed.
| why, you oughter pretty near buy the
whole railroad for that much money.
reckon it's settled now, Billy"
"Pm 'fraid 1t is," Master Jackson replied,
disconsolately, as he plunged his hands
deep In his pockets and gave vent to pro-
longcd whistle.
For the first time, perhaps, he realized
how convenient IL occasionally Is to have
PA oObiCSu CCOuUuy III LuC pholt lOE hC COuiu
remember how often he might have saved
money instead Of recklessly squanderng
| 1t, and just at this time it was not pleasing 8
recollection.
"Wot'er you 'oin' to do with her 1"
| Jinksey whispered, after his friend had re-
mained silent so long that he began 10 fear
the matter in question had been forgotten.
"All l know OF ia to carry her down to
Granny Browns. We can getthe old woman
to keep her while we shiny round and
raise enough to send her home. I'm almost
sure Skinny Jones an Chippy Dowd would
help"
ut seems mighty tough to spend so much
| money jest for a ticket on tho cars" Jink-
sey said sadly. "Sposen we sneak Off an
leave her. Then we'd be outer the scrape."
Very likely this same uncharitable
thought had already presented itself to
Master Jackson's mind, for he dbl not treat
the idea with that surprise or scorn which
| might have been expected. He replied,
without even shade of reproach in his
voice:
"That won't do at all, Jinksev. She's on
| our hands an we've got to act square.
Well work mighty hard termorrer, an get
the other fellers to chip in SOS she can go
home in day or two. Then we sha'n't
"Thatll bc fine way to spend New
Years, won't it?' Jinksey replied, in a
whisper as hoarse as it was scoruful.
''Didn't you agree to go to some show, an
have high old time watchin' the swells
up-town?"
"We carnt do that now" Billy said, and,
as If fearing the temptation was becoming G
too great to be resisted, he took hold of
Daisy's hand, walking rapidly down Thirty
eighth street toward the East River.
where are you taking met" the child
asked, growing alarmed at tho sudden
change which had come over the boys.
"We're goin' down to an old woman's
house where we live. She'll see to you
awhile till VIC can raise the money for a
ticket, an If that amt as good as fndin'
your gran'father, it's the best we kin do"
This show Of friendship following as it
did so closely after the sense Of utter lone
liness and the heartache of homesickness,
gave her greater confidence in her self
elected protectors than many weeks Of the
most intimate acquaintance could have
done. She trusted as implicitly in their
ability to remove the difficulties from her
path as in their promise to aid, and the
troubled look had almost entirely left her
face when the little party arrived ut
Avenue A.
The home OF Messrs. jackson and jerks
was conspicuous neither for its elegance
nor its air Of neatness; but the young gen.
tlemen who claimed it as their residence
by virtue of paying dollar each week for
breakfasts, suppers and lodgings, were
quite positive that none better could be
found-at the same price-in the city. Per-
haps under other circumstances Daisy
would have compared this tall tenement.
house, where two or three families lived
on each floor, Il ayorably with her neat
country home, where every thing, from the
huge wood.pile to the sleek cattle in the
stable-yard, betokened comfort for its in
mates; but now it looked to her much like
"a city Of refugee on small scale.
Granny Brown was not q pleasing look
ing old woman; but the memory other own
children, whom God had taken when more
angels were needed, had kept at least one
corner of her heart comparatively warm,
and she was disposed to care for Daisy on
very moderate terms Fifteen cents per
day was the modest price which the boys
were asked to day for their protege's board,
''providin' the little girl would make her-
self handy washin' dishes an sich-like
work." but it was understood that this
sum must be paid in advance, and the
hAOhoy WnaSh ohOy hoN PhOPOSSA w opChA
on New Years sports was sadly dimin-
ished when the first settlement was made
At the beginning OF tho financial trans.
action Jinksey showed plainly that he
thought the charity freak was assuming
ridiculous proportions. It was all right to
''make up'' for little bit of fun with a
greeny by conducting her to Granny
Browns; but after that it was only the
square thing for her to pay her own board
when she had twenty-five cents tied up in
her handkerchief. This was the argument
he used when Billy asked him to pay seven
of the fifteen cents; aud he fatty refused
to spend one penny of his holiday money SO
foolishly.
"You were jest as much to blame when
we made her cry as was; but II you're
goin' to sneak outer the thing now, Tim
jerks, 60 ahead. I've got enough ter pay
one days board, an it'll be queer il
can't raise more"
~ hain't got nAy thing to say about wot
you do" Jinkse.s replied, loftily. "Ef yer
wanter buy ths '1hols town don't s'pose
l kin stop it; 80 go ahead an start yer
'sylum for girls wot have lost their gram
fathers"
1t was unkind in Master jerks to make
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